ESPN's opening promo for the final. Who knew its over the top dramatics were actually appropriate for what was about to unfold?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-6hexYyoNs

After taking the first set, Li rolled her left ankle and went tumbling to the ground:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYaT6UuE6Tk

After a 10-minute break for an Australia Day fireworks celebration in the third set, play resumed with Li falling and slamming her head on the court:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_hj1PWOkFw

Australian Open TV's highlight reel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me_BG6LZsBs

Match point and celebration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwdhKJsUkUs

Trophy ceremony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kXTOgFmLrg

Go Figure

• Azarenka is the first woman since 1979 to successfully defend her maiden Slam title.

• Azarenka became the eighth woman to repeat at the Australian Open.

• Azarenka becomes the fifth active player to hold two or more major titles, joining Serena and Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova.

• Azarenka now has 21 straight wins in January dating to 2011.

• For the second time, Li has lost in a Slam final after winning the first set.

• Li won only one one game after the 10-minute break for fireworks.

• Li and Azarenka hit 85 unforced errors for the match.

• Azarenka has a 355-point lead over Serena Williams for the No. 1 ranking.

Quotable

• Li on why she tripped so many times:

"Because I'm stupid."

"How many years I didn't falling down in the court? I mean, it was amazing today. It was twice on the court even. Maybe like 5 percent I was falling down again. What are you doing on the court, like juniors."

• Li on her concerns after hitting her head on the court in the third set:

"Two second I couldn't really see anything. It was totally black. So when the physio come, she was like, 'Focus on my finger.' I was start laughing. I was thinking, 'This is tennis court, not like hospital.'"

• Azarenka on the lukewarm crowd reception during the final:

"Well, I was expecting way worse, to be honest actually."

• Azarenka on what she learned from the whole medical time-out debacle:

"How to talk a lot on TV. Way more than any win I ever got."

"What happened with Sloane, it was a big deal, for sure. It came out as a big deal. It wasn't a big deal on the court."

• Azarenka on the distractions over the last 48 hours:

"It isn't easy, that's for sure, but I knew what I had to do. I had to stay calm. I had to stay positive. I just had to deal with the things that came onto me. And that's pretty much it. I was actually really happy that I went through so many things knowing that I can still produce the tennis that I can and keep the focus that I can. It just motivates me to be a better player."